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IT wasn't just in Manchester where they were celebrating Shaun Wright-Phillips' England recall this weekend but across the world in Central America. For, away from the glare of the Premier League media spotlight, the City midfielder is a hero to the children of Guatemala. And not for the goals he makes or scores but for the time, effort and money he devotes to making their lives more bearable. In an age when footballers are continuously and quite wrongly in most cases, slated for perceived selfishnessand greed, 26-year-old Wright-Phillips is one of a growing number of younger players blessed with richness of talent and human spirit. Another is his young team-mate Vincent Kompany who is an ambassador for SOS Children's Villages an organisation - set up just after World War II - also geared to improve the lives of children in... [read full story]
